Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
The Races OF the Colered Lone Star
State Fair Are Expected to bs Very
Close

Prediction as to the Condition OF the
Cattle Business In the Fature-Personsl
Mention.
Mr.. E. T. Chimney, stockman of
Wichita Falls, was in the city yesterday
Colonel A. P. Moore, manager OF the
Rio Cattle Company, was in the city last
evening. =
Mr.. W. E. Cobb OF Decatur, who has .
large ranch in Archer county, was in the
city on Sunday.
It Is expected the present rains will
cause the movement of western cattle TO
market to slacken up.
~
Messrs. Dalaney, Wilson and Msupin,
have disposed of several saddle horses to
parties about town lately. They expect
carload OF that sort of stock every day
from Shsckeliord county, and sixty head
from Palo Pinto county.
Mr.. S. F. Judy stopped over in Fort
Worth last night and ssid his road, the
Texas and Pacific, has orders at present
for 100 cattle cars for use between now
and December 10. One order was re-
ceived from Colorado City yesterday for
500 cars. Mr.. Judy thinks the company
will handle $500 cars between now and
Christmas. a great deal of the stock
being shipped now, he says, goes to the
Indian Territory, but most of it to Chi
cago.
Very little has been talked on the street
about the races OF the Colored Lone Star
State Fair, which begin on October 26
and run till the 29.h, indeed great deal
less has been thought Of them
than their importance demands. There
are forty horses On the ground now from
.ll over the country, and, without detract-
ing in the least from the rival ffair OF the
same sort at Dallas, the races here are
expected to be equally as exciting as
those at the great State Fair at Dallas.
A isrge number of horses have been en-
tered for these races that will go from
here to Dallas, as these races will be
finished ere tho e at Dallas are fairly be-
gun. Conservative men say there is az
much money up on the Fort Worth trials
of speed as on those at the Dallas
sports. Pools will be sold at the
White Elephant saloon this evening for
the races. The enterprisipg colored peo
pie have very CONSIDERABLY made arrange
ments for the accommodation Of white
visitors to the races and lave arranged
separate places for whites and blacks.
The stockmen all over the country feel
no doubt about there being better times
in tie future for the cattle business. It
is question Of time when the reaction
will set in as TO whether the stockmen
can hold up long enough to take i'd
vantage Of it. 4 clipping fr1m
the Pittsburg StCckman is
given which seems to express the
popular mind on the matter, although q
greet many think the time will be much
shorter until good round prices may
be had for cattle than the
Stockman is willing to admit. This is
what it says: We are now seemingly
st the bottom OF one Of the worst times
in the cattle business ever Known in this |
country. The panicky feeling naturally
accompanying such z state CT things is
evidently approaching a climax. 1t is
not difficult to see that Sll this Is pre-
liminaly to turn fer the better, but Just
when inst turn will get in, and how
much permAgence il will show in its
earlier stages, gle matters beyond mortal
ken. II is reasonably ceTtaiG, however,
that some time must eI&pse before the |
markets can show substantial recovery or |
be rid Of dlscoursging features. Without |
venturing in the line CT positive predic- |
ton, the Stockman is OF the opinion that
the cattle business of the next twelve |
months will be better than that OF the |
yesr past, On an average, but that there
will be mingled with It more or les CT
the unpleasant features with which cattle |
men are already TOO familiar. There
is every probability though, that
within two years csttle Will be
selling &c good round prices; but in the
meantime there will be an abundance of
for the display oi nerve.
Those who show themselves TO be pos
seased Of this nerve, and keep their herds
in shape to continue in the business, will |
one day congratulate themselves upon
having kept their heads.